Sentences with phrase «entered food webs»

Plastics do not biodegrade, they photo degrade, breaking down into smaller and smaller toxic bits contaminating soil, waterways, oceans and entering the food web when ingested by animals.

This plastic gets spread over fields, where it may be eaten by worms and enter the food web, make its way into waterways or perhaps break down...

A higher organic carbon load might lead to the development of ecosystems where microorganisms mainly feed on dissolved organic carbon, thus opening a way for the pollutants to enter the food web and cause more problems in higher level organisms, like fish,» says Matyas Ripszam.

For mercury to get methylated and enter the food web, it must be processed by bacteria that thrive on sulfate, a sulfur compound.

If the oil and / or dispersant has entered the food web then the effects will be felt throughout the Gulf although they may take months, or longer, to manifest themselves.

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If that's the case, «there is potential for this plastic to enter the global ocean food web,» says Carlos Duarte, an oceanographer at the University of Western Australia, Crawley.

«Microplastics entering ocean food web through zooplankton, researchers find.»

Such debris doesn't really dissolve, but persists for many years, breaking down into micro-particles that further absorb toxic pollutants and enter the marine food web with unknown consequences for marine life.

Scientists think these toxins first enter the ocean food web through filter - feeding animals.»